The Lid is On

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This flagship podcast series from UN News takes its name from the words that correspondents at UN Headquarters in New York hear each night, at the end of the working day. We highlight the in-depth human stories behind the UN’s work and the way that it touches and impacts ordinary lives around the world.

Episode Date
WATCH: Trinidad fights back against a plastic invasion
Apr 25, 2024
WATCH: Peace and reconciliation in Kosovo ‘starts with youth’
Apr 23, 2024
Where are Haiti’s gangs getting their weapons?
Apr 05, 2024
WATCH: ‘Football saved my life’ says genocide survivor
Mar 28, 2024
WATCH: Foreign armies creating ‘never-ending cycle of violence’ in Syria
Mar 26, 2024
PODCAST: Bringing order to the AI ‘Wild West’
Feb 21, 2024
PODCAST: Breaking barriers around teen pregnancy in Thailand
Dec 23, 2023
PODCAST: Crises and international division ‘challenging’ says UN peacekeeping chief
Dec 12, 2023
PODCAST: Nevermind the guest list, deliver on SDGs says Guterres
Sep 18, 2023
PODCAST: UN boosts fight against drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle
Jun 24, 2023
PODCAST: Can young leaders help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?
Jun 23, 2023
PODCAST: A new generation of SDG champions picks up the baton
Jun 16, 2023
PODCAST: Youth leaders fighting for a better world
Jun 09, 2023
PODCAST: Humanitarian Leadership Stories – Development
Jun 02, 2023
PODCAST: Humanitarian Leadership Stories – Principles
May 26, 2023
PODCAST: Humanitarian Leadership Stories – Integrity
May 19, 2023
PODCAST: Humanitarian Leadership Stories – Restoring hope
May 12, 2023
PODCAST: Humanitarian Leadership Stories – Standing up for people in crisis
May 05, 2023
PODCAST: Humanitarian Leadership Stories - Eritrea
Apr 28, 2023
PODCAST: The future of water
Apr 21, 2023
PODCAST: Keeping cross-border water cooperation flowing
Apr 14, 2023
PODCAST: Working together to halt the global water crisis
Apr 07, 2023
PODCAST : Resurgence of The Gambia – Support for job creators
Mar 31, 2023
PODCAST: Resurgence of The Gambia – Bringing it all back home
Mar 24, 2023
PODCAST: Resurgence of The Gambia – Meeting the climate challenge
Mar 17, 2023
PODCAST: Resurgence of The Gambia – Tackling period poverty
Mar 10, 2023
PODCAST: Resurgence of The Gambia – A small country with big ambitions
Mar 03, 2023
PODCAST: Top UN official in Ukraine reflects on a year of war and suffering
Feb 24, 2023
PODCAST: The link between migration, the climate crisis, and human rights
Feb 17, 2023
PODCAST: Meet the Special Rapporteurs, independent advocates for human rights
Feb 10, 2023
PODCAST: Filling the 4 trillion dollar development gap
Feb 03, 2023
PODCAST: A UN wish come true
Jan 27, 2023
PODCAST: Making the news at the UN
Jan 20, 2023
PODCAST: Getting the word out – letting the world know how the UN is making a difference
Jan 13, 2023
PODCAST: A New Year, Palais des Nations special, with Daniel Johnson
Jan 06, 2023
PODCAST: A multilingual look back at 2022!
Dec 23, 2022
PODCAST: Seeking Peace episode 5
Dec 23, 2022
PODCAST: Seeking Peace episode 4
Dec 22, 2022
PODCAST: Seeking Peace episode 3
Dec 21, 2022
PODCAST: Seeking Peace episode 2
Dec 20, 2022
PODCAST: Seeking Peace episode 1
Dec 19, 2022
A new series from UN Podcasts: UNiting Against Hate
Dec 16, 2022
PODCAST: The power of dialogue to bring peace
Dec 09, 2022
COP27 EXTRA BONUS PODCAST: Heart to Hart
Dec 02, 2022
A new series from UN Podcasts: amplifyHER
Nov 25, 2022
COP27 BONUS PODCAST: Early like Sunday morning
Nov 20, 2022
COP27 PODCAST: Delayed ratification
Nov 18, 2022
COP27 PODCAST: Exit ramps off the climate hell highway
Nov 17, 2022
COP27 PODCAST: From the Ocean to the Amazon – biodiversity in crisis
Nov 16, 2022
COP27 PODCAST: Gas lingers on energy day
Nov 15, 2022
COP27 PODCAST: Manels, mansplaining and Mary Robinson
Nov 14, 2022
COP27 PODCAST: Beans, bugs, and a better deal for farmers
Nov 12, 2022
COP27 PODCAST: Now the hard work begins
Nov 11, 2022
COP27 PODCAST: The appliance of science
Nov 10, 2022
COP27 PODCAST: Polluter pays?
Nov 09, 2022
COP27 PODCAST: Net-zero promises or greenwashing scams?
Nov 08, 2022
COP27 PODCAST: Lost and damaged
Nov 07, 2022
PODCAST: Will climate promises be kept at COP27?
Nov 04, 2022
PODCAST: Can we end torture?
Oct 28, 2022
PODCAST: Climate, conflict, and human rights at risk
Oct 21, 2022
PODCAST: Breaking the silence of poverty
Oct 14, 2022
PODCAST: Time to take out the space trash
Oct 07, 2022
PODCAST: Fighting the online terror threat
Oct 01, 2022
PODCAST: Driving the climate agenda at UNGA77
Sep 23, 2022
PODCAST: Avoiding ‘climate suicide’, transforming education, fighting hate speech – exclusive Guterres interview
Sep 19, 2022
PODCAST: A moment of peace before world leaders arrive at UN HQ
Sep 16, 2022
PODCAST: Time to transform education
Sep 09, 2022
PODCAST: Polluted air still kills millions, but solutions are on the horizon
Sep 02, 2022
PODCAST: Acknowledging the ‘moral wound’ of slavery
Aug 26, 2022
PODCAST: The electronic sounds of pan-African collaboration
Aug 19, 2022
PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda - Market forces
Aug 12, 2022
PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda – a brighter life
Aug 05, 2022
PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda - connected farmers
Jul 30, 2022
PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda – pride in honey
Jul 23, 2022
PODCAST: Barbados and the Blue Economy – Return of the turtles
Jun 23, 2022
PODCAST: Barbados and the Blue Economy - Restoring the reef
Jun 21, 2022
PODCAST: Barbados and the Blue Economy – Hope and hedgerows
Jun 20, 2022
PODCAST: Barbados and the Blue Economy - Sargassum Solutions
Jun 16, 2022
PODCAST: Reckoning with slavery’s legacy: Nikole Hannah-Jones and the 1619 Project
Apr 10, 2022
PODCAST: Sowing seeds of solidarity, after the Tree of Life Synagogue killings
Jan 05, 2022
PODCAST: COVID-19 forces relief rethink at world’s largest humanitarian hub
Dec 19, 2021
Durban +20: ‘Nobody’ is free from the impacts of racism, intolerance
Dec 08, 2021
PODCAST: Durban +20 - forging a creative path in defense of human rights
Dec 04, 2021
PODCAST: Tears, fears and fossil fuels
Nov 13, 2021
PODCAST: A turning point, or a disappointment? COP26 winds down, with a final declaration still unsigned
Nov 12, 2021
PODCAST: COP26 negotiators ‘roll up their sleeves’ to get a deal
Nov 11, 2021
PODCAST: Driving the transition to zero emission vehicles – transport day at COP26
Nov 10, 2021
PODCAST: The power and energy of women and girls – gender day at COP26
Nov 09, 2021
PODCAST: The waters are literally lapping at our ankles – adaptation day at COP26
Nov 08, 2021
PODCAST: Appealing to our better nature - COP26 day 6
Nov 06, 2021
PODCAST: Engaged, empowered, and angry – youth day at COP26
Nov 05, 2021
PODCAST: Off-grid, power on; energy day at COP26
Nov 04, 2021
PODCAST: ‘Here’s where we draw the line’ – a trillion dollar climate commitment at COP26
Nov 03, 2021
PODCAST: Seeing the woods and the trees - COP26 day 2
Nov 02, 2021
PODCAST: Bagpipes, jetlag, and the 'climate action army' - COP26 begins
Nov 01, 2021
Sowing seeds of solidarity, after the Tree of Life Synagogue killings
Oct 05, 2021
Breakdown or breakthrough? UN chief lays out stark choices for humanity
Sep 19, 2021
PODCAST: Former US Ambassador to the UN, Andrew Young, remembers Ralph Bunche
Aug 31, 2021
PODCAST: Formula E, the motorsport dedicated to fighting the climate crisis
Aug 07, 2021
PODCAST: Somali refugee farmers put down new roots in rural US
Jul 11, 2021